In this tough and uncertain times, when I look back, I thank god that while searching for places on Google, I found many reviews that were posted by “local guides”. I immediately liked the idea because it was helpful to me to not only know about places, I have never visited but also those reviews made me take an informed decision.
Fast forward to March 22, 2020 where everyone seems to be either fighting or getting ready to fight an unknown war against COVID-19. Governments across the world are trying their best to protect and help their citizens. Gone are the days when people used to handshake to greet each other. Social distancing is becoming a norm.
In this tough and uncertain times, I feel that it is more important than ever for me as a local guide to present as much information to people about places where people can find some help, good restaurants where people can get good and hygienic food, pharmacies, doctors and emergency services where people can find good medicines, help and proper care. Letting people know about best practices being followed at certain places like staying home during lockdown and going out in case of absolute emergency.
When I think how local guides program has helped me, I can only say that it has given me a sense and purpose in this uncertain time to help others with my experience. I plan to keep sharing as much authentic information as I can to help people make an informed decision so they can stay healthy and stay safe.
I urge all local guides to share as much authentic information as possible which can help people stay safe. While we need to distance ourselves socially, it is important for all of us to come together on Local Guides platform as well as other social media and online platform to win this fight!